Cherry chocolate kale smoothie

Anytime I can incorporate chocolate into my breakfast, I typically jump at the occasion. I've been making this smoothie for months now, and don't know why I posted it sooner because it is one of my favorites. Feel free to substitute spinach for kale, or use a combination of both. Either way, it's a healthy morning meal, and even more healthy if you use Ovaltine instead of chocolate syrup.

Yes, I still use Ovaltine.

Cherry Chocolate Kale Smoothie (makes enough for one)

- 1 handful of kale, de-stemmed

- 1 cup of black cherries, with pits removed

- 2 t Ovaltine

- 4 skim milk icecubes

- 1 cup skim milk

Place all ingredients in blender (kale first!) and blend until smooth.

Nutella-Banana green drink

I haven't been as loyal of a green-drink blogger as I claimed to be, but this delicious new addition was worth posting, so I thought I'd share it. Essentially, it's a milkshake with kale and spinach, but it has all of the vitamins any other green drink contains. It doesn't taste healthy, but I can assure you it is packed with more nutrients than your typical ice-cream shop shake. Enjoy!

xxo

Nutella-Banana green drink


1/2 cup spinach
1/2 cup kale
1 frozen banana
1/3 cup Nutella
1 cup milk
2 heaping scoops of vanilla ice cream
1/2 t of vanilla

--Blend together and serve

New blog + new green drink

After months of talking about it and weeks of trial and error, I decided to break off my blogger relationship with Tumblr. He wasn't meeting my standards, and frankly, I wasn't attracted to his templates anymore. This quick and easy breakup has lead me to Blogger, where my standards are met and I can create a beautiful site from a simple template. Hopefully you find my posts interesting, creative and most importantly, helpful when it comes to style!

Now, onto the third drink in my Green Drinks series... I've been hearing that I'm late on the trend and that green drinks were "a thing of last summer." However, kale chips are all the rage right now, and if you're making those, then it's likely you have some extra kale lying around... right? Plus, these aren't your typical green drink recipes... the ones I'm about to post in the next few weeks are a little outlandish and involved things such as beets and pumpkin. Gross, right? Nah, I'm sure they'll taste delish like the rest of them have.

The latest concoction involves orange juice and apricots, and I promise, you cannot taste the leafy greens.

Creamsicle Green Drink


- 1 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup fresh kale
- 1/2 cup fozen apricots/peaches/mango (whatever you prefer)
- 1 frozen banana
- ice

Blend together, makes enough for two.